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Michael Ansara

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Also known as Michael George Ansara

American stage, screen, and voice actor (1922–2013)

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Michael Ansara was an actor whose professional career spanned from 1944 to 2001. Born on April 15, 1922, he died on July 31, 2013. He had one child.

Ansara is recognized in the Hollywood Walk of Fame collection. He is also listed as an author with three works, including *Hard Work of Hope*, *Critical Path*, and *Frontier*.

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Key facts

Born
( 1922-04-15 ) April 15, 1922, French Mandate of Syria , (present-day Syria)
Died
July 31, 2013 (2013-07-31) (aged 91), Calabasas, California , U.S.
Resting place
Forest Lawn Memorial Park, Hollywood Hills , U.S.
Alma mater
Los Angeles City College
Occupation
Actor
Years active
1944–2001
Spouses
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Awards
Hollywood Walk of Fame , Western Heritage Award , Saturn Award

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Wikidata facts

Instance of
human
Given name
Michael
Gender
male
Citizenship
Syria
Place of birth
Syria
Place of death
Calabasas
Occupation
actor
Languages spoken
English language
Native language
English language
Genre
Western
Image
Michael Ansara Law of the Plainsman 1959.JPG
Number of children
1
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Commons category
Michael Ansara
date of birth
1922-04-15
date of death
2013-07-31
cause of death
Alzheimer's disease
start of work period
1944-00-00
end of work period
2001-00-00
writing language
English language
ethnic group
Syrians
manner of death
natural causes
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Encyclopedic overview

Michael George Ansara (Arabic: مايكل جورج عنصرة, romanized: Māykil Jōrj ʾAnṣara; April 15, 1922 – July 31, 2013) was a Syrian‐American actor. He was often cast in Arab and Native American roles. His work in both film and television spanned several genres, including historical epics, Westerns, and science fiction.

He portrayed Cochise in the television series Broken Arrow 1956-1958, Deputy U.S. Marshal Sam Buckhart in the NBC series Law of the Plainsman, Commander Kang in Star Trek: The Original Series, Star Trek: Deep Space Nine, and Star Trek: Voyager, Kane in the 1979–1981 series Buck Rogers in the 25th Century, and provided the voice for Mr. Freeze in the DC Animated Universe.

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